Israeli Strikes Kill 5 Palestinians in Gaza; Other Areas Targeted

Five Palestinians were killed and others injured early Saturday when Israeli airstrikes targeted a residential apartment west of Gaza City. Israeli shelling and gunfire continued in various areas across the Gaza Strip. In Gaza City, Israeli aircraft conducted raids west of the city, while the Israeli military carried out demolitions in the Al-Tuffah neighborhood east of the city. In the central Gaza Strip, a Palestinian was wounded by Israeli drone fire directed at civilians on "Al-Ateen" street, east of the Nuseirat refugee camp. In Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, Israeli artillery shelled eastern neighborhoods, accompanied by intense gunfire from Israeli vehicles in the Al-Qarara area, northeast of the city. In Rafah, heavy gunfire was reported in the Al-Mawasi area following the advance of Israeli militias toward the Al-Shakoosh and Al-Zarab family areas, near Chalet Al-Dahab west of the city. Israeli vehicle gunfire also resumed in the area.

These developments occur amid ongoing Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza, which has been in effect since October 10, 2025. According to the Gaza Ministry of Health, these violations have resulted in 1,439 Palestinian deaths and 5,052 injuries as of last Thursday. The World Health Organization stated that Israeli authorities are preventing the entry of medical equipment and X-ray devices into Gaza without official justification. The organization noted that increasing restrictions on medicine and medical supplies undermine claims of eased procedures, emphasizing that current medical supplies are insufficient for the population's needs and that urgent entry of medicines is a top priority.